Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-03-24
GENERAL STATE NEWS.
UNION AND LABOR PARTY.

Union and Labor party met in Lansing on
the 18th inst. A. A. Griffin of Saginaw,
was chosen chairman, and Il. s. Grece,
secretary. f., ID. Phillips of Port Huron,
w. q. Baird, Bay City, and Milo IL. Dakin,
Saginaw, were chosen as a committee on
organization and rules. A platform COM
mittee was constituted as follows: A. ]
Chapman, Wayne; Abel N. Howe Jack
son; Mrs. ]. Culbertson,5St. Joseph; w. A.
Berkey, Kent; L. f. Lincoln, Sanilac; l..
Il. Backus, Montcalm; w. G. Baumgard-
ner, Manistee; John Kies, Bay; p. II.
Burns, Iron.
recess was taken, and when the con
vention reassembled the committee on
permanent organization reported in favor
OF j. w. Baumgardner for permanent
chairman, Lewis L. Granger OF Jackson
for secretary, and George Callahan OF Bay
for assistant secretary. Mr.. Baumgardner
declined and the temporary chairman was
made permanent
Albert j. Chapman, chairman of the
committee on resolutions submitted the
report of that committee. 1t reatfirmed
the Cincinnati platform, which, briefly
summarized, is as follows:
|, A graduated land tax to prevent mo-
nopoly in land.
2 The government issue of all money
direct TO the people without the interven-
ton of banks, the same to be legal tender
for all debts public and private.
B. Government loans to the people at a
low rate of interest
T. Government ownership or control of
all railroad lines and means of transporta-
ton.
s. Arbitration and cooperation.
o. Woman suffrage and the enforcement
Of labor reform as an aid to temperance.
The committee in addition to the Gin
cinnati platform reported the following
which was adopted:
We further recommend the passage of
the bill now pending in our legislature,
house file 1S2, to provide for a competent
inspector of mines in each county 10 sSess
ing mines and providing for his duties.
We demand this in the interest of large
number of citizens who earn n livelihood
In the mines and who should he protecte 1.
This bill is one introduced by Mr.. Breen
and is now on general order in the house.
Nominations for justice OF the supreme
court being in order, U'Brien j. Atkinson
was nominated by reclamation. After
considerable discussion about the short
cOmings of the democratic, republican
and greenback parties, called forth by
the remarks of some speakers in
opposition to Mr.. AtkinSon's nom
nation, the following resolution was sub
mitted:
Resolved, by this convention, That be-
cause both republicans. democrats, and
greenbackers have heretofore rendered
alleg glance To Jesus Christ, therefore we
wi not recognize him.
This was ruled out of order, and the
motion TO nominate O'Brien j. Atkinson
was carried out by about a three fourths
vote.
Mr. Whitman proposed Albert J. Chap
man of Wayne for Judge for the long term,
but Mr. Chapman positively refused the
use of his name. Mr.. Greco proposed
John &. Blanchard of Ionia, who was sup
ported by l.. Il. Backus and unanimously
nominated.
The nominations for regent gave rise to
another general discussion of the parties
The name of w. III. Miller of Otsego
was proposed, and he was nominated
unanimously.
For second regent w. G. Baumg dner
of Manistee, was nominated, and accepted
in a pleasant little speech.
The following state central committee
was appointed:
Chairman, John M. Potter of Ingham;
first district, Henry A. Robinson of De-
troit VIM Bailey OF Trenton; second John
o. Fable of Monroe; third, George =. Will
son of Jackson and Z. II. Barnes of Cal
houn; fourth, Daniel Johnson, st. Joseph !;
and r. Baker of Kalamazoo; fifth,
Samuel Stowell Of Ionia and
b. II. Daniels of Ingham and James
Sweeney of Clinton; seventh, VIM. U. Con
nor and j. w. Anderson of st. Clair
eighth, s. L. Wheeler of Shiawassee and l..
T.. Backus OF Montcalm; ninth, George w.
Hopkins of Manistee and Clifford s. Gamble
of Muskegon tenth, Jesse NJ. Miller of Bay
and L NJ. Angus Of Arenac; eleventh, Z.
II. Burns of Menominee and Thomas Brady
of Baraga.
The Hon. John c. Blanchard, Senator
Rairden of Detroit, and others made brief
addresses, and the convention adjourned.
Howell Scorched.
About midnight on the 18th inst, fire
was discovered in +. n. Monroe's hard
ware store in Howell, and in a short time
the entire row of business blocks on Grand
River street, ietween Winans avenue and
East street, s...~S blocks on Winans av-
enue and n row of wooden buildings on
East street were a mass of fames. The
fortunate crushing in OF the walls or the
Greenawav block, instead of falling out
ward, was all that saved the remainder of
the business part OF the town.
Mr.. Monroe is chairman of the county
prohibition party committee and hard
worker for the amendment. and about
March l received the following letter,
which some prohibitionists think explains
the probable cause of the fire:
DETROIT, February 2S, 1887.
#. N. Monroe, Howell, Mich:
SIR wish to inform you that you must
stop your work in the prohibition cause
or we will burn you out root and branch.
You may prepare for the worst as we are
on your track.
MANY SALooNKEEPERs.
AS the fire engine was drawn upon the
ground a voice In the court yard, which
is just opposite Monroe's said, TON
Clark" and added some kind of remark
and a postol shot just graZed Night Watch
man Clark's clothes, struck the engine and
CHANGING in AL Fishbeck's collar bone. A
revolver with one empty chamber wasaft-
erwards picked up in the court yard.
This fire coming so soon after the incen-
Inga han txun xUna lie hnf has
thrown the city into fever of excite
ment Engines from Lansing and Ann
Arbor sent for and came to the ground
and gave valuable assistance in checking
the progress of the flames.
The losses all told aggregate nearly 5000,
0OO for the most part covered by insur-
ance. although number whose movable
property was destroyed were unprotected.
DaLota's Gain.
Prof. Lewis McLouth, for many years
connected with the state normal school
and more recently with the Agricultural
college, has accepted the presidency of the
Dakota Agricultural college, located al
Brooklings in the southeastern part of the
territory. Though but few years old il
has made good start, has a generous sup
port Of the people, and has at present
some two hundred students. Under the
management of DIR. McLouth. who takes
a broad interest i'm industrial education,
this institution will undoubtedly take
high rank among those of like kind In
this country
DIR. McLouth will leave for his new
field in few weeks.
Farmers, Bewarei
Another new swndle is being practiced
In various parts of the country. Tw,
rogues watch the papers for estray notices
when one of them goes and looks at thu